Spring/summer 1978 Mink DeVille toured the U.S.A. with Elvis Costello (Declan McManus) and Rockpile (w/ Nick Low). Funny coincidence; Willy (1950) and Elvis (1955) both are born at August 25th. Willy came along at a time when the NY Punk scene was happening, but his music really didn't fit that mold. He was unique and a talented soulful artist with a much wider range of styles, a genre of his own. His label Capitol Records didn't know how to promote him in the US, he just didn't fit in. In Europe Willy was simply accepted for who he really was. Although in the late 70's Boston best radio station WBCN used to play Mink DeVille music a lot, they had some very good program directors back then! That's why the vinyl single 'Spanish Stroll' became a smash hit... at least for the fanatic Minkers ;-)
Found some gig dates and memorabilia (ticket, photos, posters, cover) in the the archives. The Mink DeVille Chicago Aragon concert 1978-04-21 was taped on audio cassette and available as a rare bootleg. An incomplete concert list:
Concert 1978-04-21 Chicago Aragon Concert 1978-05-04 Boston Concert 1978-05-05 Passaic Concert 1978-05-24 Houston Concert 1978-06-06 San Jose Concert 1978-06-07 San Francisco Concert 1878-07-20 Boston Paradise
Concert 1978-04-21 Chicago, IL. Venue Aragon Ballroom. Setlist: Venus Of Avenue D • Gunslinger • Steady Drivin' Man • Just Your Friends • Desperate Days • Guardian Angel • "A" Train Lady • Cadillac Walk • Spanish Stroll • Soul Twist.
EARLY MINK SLIDE-SHOWS/VIDS:
Mink DeVille - Venus of Avenue D (live). A slide-show created from photos taken during a performance by Mink Deville at the Paradise in Boston Massachusetts, July 20th 1978, and featuring audio from the show broadcast on WBCN.
And a slide show created from photos taken during a performance by Mink DeVille at The Paradise in Boston, MA, July 20th 1978 with audio of 'Mixed-Up Shook-Up Girl' by Mink DeVille, taken from the 'Cabretta' LP.
And ofcourse 'Spanish Stroll' (1978), the first 'hit' single... according to early Minkers. "Finger on your eyebrow. And left hand on your hip!"
And - what a surprise - 'Spanish Stroll' live at the Comden Electric Ballroom in London UK 1978-07-29 by the late and great Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy) and the Greedies (w/ Gary Moore, Scott Gorham, Steve Jones, Chris Spedding). Chris Spedding also played guitar with Willy DeVille by occasion. This is a harder-edged, but lyrically-challenged version of Spanish Stroll sung by Lynott [just audio]. Awesome stuff!
Dutch fan Agnes [aggiespoenk] did a very good job: she edited and uploaded a bunch of Mink- and Willy DeVille video's at her Willy DeVille Hyves website and at her own YouTube channel. All very neatly arranged and described! Well done Aggie!
She quoted: "The credits are not only for me, but especially for the man who digitalized the dvd's where from I made these video's and also for the man who made it possible to digitalize these video's and ofcourse most of the credits are for Willy DeVille! Without those persons I couldn't make the video's! My thanks and my compliments are for them. Everyone is welcome on the Willy DeVille Hyves and YouTube channel. Enjoy it!"
Especially like this one: a raw b/w version of Willy DeVille - I Call Your Name. The unintentional silent ending is kinda tragically romantic 'film noir'...
Pics and reviews of WILLY DEVILLE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SHOW w/Mink Deville Band Members Aug. 23th - BB King's, NYC.
Musicians on stage at BB Kings' NYC August 23rd 2010 to honour Willy DeVille:
The Original Mink DeVille [Time period: Cabretta, Return To Magenta, Le Chat Bleu] Louis X Erlanger (guitar), Ruben Sequenza (bass), Manfred TR Allen (drums), Bobby Leonard (keyboards)
The Mink DeVille Band 1982 [Time period: Coup de Grace, Where Angels Fear To Tread, Live At Montreux 1982 dvd] Ricky Borgia (guitar), Joey Vasta (bass), Thommy Price (drums), Kenny Margolis (keyboards), Crispin Cioe (sax)
Willy/Mink DeVille Band 1987-1992 [Time period: Miracle, Victory Mixture, Backstreets] Bobby Curiano (bass), Shawn Murray (drums), Boris Kinberg (percussion), others joined them.
Willy/Mink DeVille Band 1993-1994 [Time period: Live, Live At Montreux 1994 dvd] David J. Keyes (bass), Shawn Murray (drums), Boris Kinberg (percussion), Seth Farber (keyboards), others joined them. And... YaDonna Wise (unfortunately her sister Doreen wasn't there).
Willy/Mink DeVille Band 2002-2008 [Time period: Crow Jane Alley, Pistola, Berlin dvd, Lowlands dvd] Mark Newman (guitar), Darin Brown (keyboards), Bobby Curiano (bass), David J. Keyes (bass), Shawn Murray (drums), Boris Kinberg (percussion), Kenny Margolis (keyboards).
Special Guests: Peter Wolf (J Geil's Band), Richard Lloyd (Television), Steve Conte (DeVille Band '03/New York Dolls/The Crazy Truth). Freddy Koella (who had other liabilities this memorial day, went to join Bob Dylan for a couple tours in '03/04 so Steve replaced him). And of course his last wife Nina (who got the flowers handed). All the musicians joined the encore at 'Spanish Stroll'.
Thanks to initiator of the Wdv B-day celeb. show ánd bassplayer David J. Keys (who had to leave the band due to cancer diagnosis at fall 2006. But Willy and Dave worked together at Willy's place on the album Pistola despite the heavy treatments, he's a real surviver! Thanks Dave).
Quotes August 24th:
Cyn-Dee [visitor]:"It was the bomb last night! Mingia muerta.. went off the hook! They were all there: former Mink DeVille amici Bobby, Ricky, Kenny, Tommy, Seth, Shawn, Dave, Mark, Boris, Darin, Louis, Joe Vasta, Crispin Cioe, Steve Conte and many many more... a coterie of talented guests and surprises (Peter Wolf!) celebrating the DeVille legacy at B.B.Kings joint! The ruff went off! I've got such a woo-lee (W!lly) for a calzone!!"
Anonymous said..."A great night! Came up from Baltimore for the tribute and had so much fun---and shed a few tears along the way. We miss Willy! But what a wonderful tribute for a sensational artist."
Steve Conte [DeVille Band '03/New York Dolls/The Crazy Truth]:"Tkng my wife & son back 2 Holland 2nite. I always miss home/NYC when I'm away. ths'll b tough, 'specially after such a nite @ BB King's..."
Joseph Vasta jr. [Mink DeVille, played Bass on the albums Coup De Grâce 1981 and Where Angels Fear To Tread 1983]
To DeVille Soc. Network:"It really was a great night to play. Only hope that Willy heard us I miss this man. You should only know the guys played there heart out last night. Sounded freakin' great! Every one who took part played very well. Did you know that it was recorded and filmed too? Soon to be put out, as far as I know. Mink might be back, keep your fingers crossed okay. I think for a band that only played twice in the last week we did fine! I will put up some pictures from backstage for you when I get the time. Playing around takes up so much time you know. But we all were very glad the turnout we had. We might be doing this again with a smaller band, key guys from Mink DeVille with Peter Wolf singing for the frontman! Let's see what happens, hang in there okay?! I will let you know from time to time to let you in what's going on. Till then, peace out world and all you Minkers out there. Love to you. Joey V. jr."
To DeVille Fans:"Hi there Gillespy, that's right! I also played with Billy Idol too. I didn't do the album at the time, I did Willy's album instead. No I was not at the lowlands gig. We are making a new record now with Thommy Price, his own record, look for it soon. We are still working on it in New York City. It will be done most likely by the end of the year, but what I could do is send you a song off the album if Thommy agrees with that. So you could hear what we are doing, okay? I will let you know when it is a good time or when we get back recording it. Thommy Price is out with Joan Jets' Black Hearts right now in Canada. Thanks hun, talk later okay have to go tonight, see you tomorow. Joey V. jr. Mink-on!!"
Surprise - Peter Wolf gets on stage and performs Steady Drivin Man. It was wild, everyone went crazy! BB King's, NYC 8/23/10 [photo (c): Dino Perrucci]
I had one reason and one reason only to go to the Willy DeVille Birthday Celebration held at BB King's in Times Square this past Monday night (only two nights from what would have been the legendary singer-songwriter's 60th birthday): I wanted to see the original Mink DeVille back together and I wanted to see them jam with some of Willy's later sidemen. I actually lost track of Willy and the boys after I interviewed them backstage at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ in Spring 1978 (and had actually hung out with the band sans Willy circa Summer 1977 in Franklin Lakes...their manager's mom was friends with my mom in Franklin Lakes, NJ, now made famous as the setting for Real Housewives Of New Jersey). The original band seemed to get unceremoniously dumped while in LA to record the third Mink DeVille album (rumor has it the producer was at fault) and as purveyors of the punk scene will tell you, they were phenomenally talented but kept it more raw and pure rock 'n' roll than Willy's later ensembles. I thought bassist Ruben Siguenza was an especially down-to-earth person and I remember his wallet disappearing from the Capitol Theater dressing room and when I talked to him after the BB King show on Monday night, he didn't seem to remember this. But that was my main memory from that night other than Willy's gold tooth and his wife Toots' piercings (I had never seen either of those things before, to be perfectly honest). As for Monday night's show, put together by DeVille's multi-instrumental sidekick David Keyes, it provided some great blasts from the past and to see the original Mink DeVille group do "Gunslinger" (with a few of Willie's later partners in crime nearby) was a very special moment, possibly not ever to be repeated. Special guests included "mad scientist" axeman Richard Lloyd of Television fame (who played with Willy on several occasions), guitar slayer Steve Conte who did extensive touring with Willy and J. Geils crazyman howler Peter Wolf (who was basically just a Willy uber-fan). Original Mink DeVille axeman Louie X. Erlanger (who recently brought his bandmates back together for a phone-in conference on his radio show to discuss the old days), probably summed up Willy best by saying, "I admired Willy because he always stuck to his guns" before he and the rest of the "old Minks" performed (appropriately enough) "Gunslinger" from the Cabretta album. The encore featured "Spanish Stroll," probably one of DeVille's Top Five most famous songs and it was touching to see so many talented people together who had played behind this misunderstood and tragic musical genius (about 25 great musicians seemed to be enjoying themselves immensely as they fought for just enough space to play on the small BB King's stage). Willy DeVille said he never would be fully appreciated until after he was gone, and this crowd's reaction to this show might just be an omen of things to come in terms of Willy reaching "legend" status (many die-hard fans are circulating petitions online to get him nominated for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as well). THE MAC WIRE RATING: 4.5 OUT OF FIVE STARS.
The splashy encore of "Spanish Stroll" undoubtedly had enough "savoir faire" to have Willy smiling from the rock and roll heavens above [photo: Anne Raso] Watch video
Some of the boys with Willy (vocals, guitar)in the early days: Rick Borgia (guitar); Kenny Margolis (keyboards); Louis Cortelezzi (saxophone); Joey Vasta jr. (bass); Tommy Price (drums).
Except that the music of Willy "Mink" DeVille appears in dozens of soundtracks Willy himself also played a few times in a movie. Yes Willy DeVille was an actor, usually as himself in musical documentary's, concertfilms and TV shows (Saturday Night Live) but also a few times as an (supporting) actor in films. Which twice with New Yorker Mickey Rourke, the two liked each other. These were always tough gangster films and thrillers in which both played rebellious antihero characters. A brief overview:
Va Banque (1986) Writer: Diethard Küster Genre: Comedy | Crime Willy DeVille as Hustler Plot: Va Banque is a lively drama about three ordinary and disillusioned citizens who decide to rob an armored car.
Homeboy (1988) [Dutch] Writer: Mickey Rourke (screenplay) Genre: Drama | Romance | Sport music: Eric Clapton Willy DeVille as Moe Fingers' Bodyguard Plot: Johnny Walker is a cowboy and a boxer. He is very shy and a bit of a fool. He is in love with Ruby, but he cannot tell her. He is also a bit old to keep on boxing, but its the only thing he does well.
Body & Soul [Satans Clipfabrik in German](1988) Runtime: 33 min (TV film) Director: Gianpaolo Tescari Genre: Musical | SF | Short Actor & Composer: Willy DeVille as Willie, with Solomon 'Body' Burke, Fausta Maria Rigo as Nina and Tomas Arana as Heller.
Bullet (1996) [Dutch] Writers: Mickey Rourke and Bruce Rubenstein Genre: Action | Crime | Drama Willy DeVille as Willy Lookout, w/ Mickey Rourke and Tupac Shakur Plot: Butch "Bullet" Stein is a Jewish junkie from the mean streets of Brooklyn, is paroled after eight years in prison. Butch rips off a runner for local drug dealer, Tank, and is soon right back into his old habits of snorting coke and shooting up heroin with his best friend Lester.
This movie is in 9 HD episodes (about 10 min.) at Youtube: starting with 'Bullet 1 of 9'. In 'Bullet 4 of 9' (at 3:50) Willy Lookout shows up for a few secs.
Beautiful Losers (TV 1997) Director: Diethard Küster Genre: Documentary Willy DeVille as Himself with the band and with Leonard Cohen, Marianne Faithfull Jack Nitzsche and more Release Date: 29 July 1997 (Germany)
Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie (1999) Director: Lech Kowalski Genre: Documentary Willy DeVille as Himself with Johnny Thunders, Wayne Kramer, Dee Dee Ramone, John Spaceley, Sylvain Sylvain, Mick Webster Plot Keywords: Misery | Band | New York City | Mysterious Death | Concert
Cypress Edge (2000) [Dutch] Writer: Serge Rodnunsky Genre: Drama | Thriller Willy DeVille as Alfred Waxman, with Rod Steiger and Brad Dourif Plot: Reeling from the news of his sister's suicide, Beau McCammon returns home to his family after a long absence. His father, who has just barely won another term as senator, doesn't take things well when Beau approaches him with the sinking suspicion that the suicide may have actually been a murder.
Alfons Kiefer (1953, Saarland Germany) is an illustrator/painter who created a lot of great artwork. Since 1981 Kiefer works as a freelance Illustrator in München. He made his first frontcover illustration for German magazine der SPIEGEL in 1983. Music-lovers know him best for his CD-Cover artwork of Willy DeVille's 2005 album Crow Jane Alley. But he also did very nice pieces of Jimi Hendrix and John Lee Hooker. Take a closer look at his artwork of people, animals, sport and erotic at Alfons Kiefer's website.
Als je op internet gaat zoeken naar boeken (‘books’) over Willy DeVille kom je niet veel verder dan Facebook, Storybook Love, het lied dat gebruikt werd in de film The Princess Bride(1987), of condoleance boeken die na zijn trieste overlijden op 6 augustus 2009 online zijn gezet.
En natuurlijk het fotoboek Zie je - See Ya Later - Willy DeVille through the eyes of Patricia Steur, de in Nederland zo wereldberoemde fotografe. Dit schitterende portret fotoboek bevat tevens een dvd met een documentaire en interviews met Steur en DeVille gemaakt door Lisette Erdtsieck. In februari 2008 aan de vooravond van zijn Europese tournee werd dit ten doop gehouden in Harderwijk.
Natuurlijk zijn er pop naslagwerken zoals de jaarlijkse Muziekkrant OOR's Pop-encyclopedie en pop fotoboeken waarvan Popfotografie (2009) door Harrie Heuts nog redelijk recent is en prachtige Pinkpop Classic foto's van Willy uit 2007 bevat.
Er bestaan voldoende boeken over Jackie Robinson bijvoorbeeld Stealing Home - The Jackie Robinson Story (2007) door Robert Burleigh. Robinson Sr. was een befaamde honkballer en vader van Jackie Robinson Jr. een jeugdvriend van Billy Borsey (Willy) die op jonge leeftijd in 1971 overleed. Maar dan zoeken we het wel érg ver van huis en ik betwijfel of Willy zelfs in ook maar één van de velen boeken over deze legende (Jackie Sr. dus) voorkomt. Google booksearch maakt het helemaal bont, daar wordt zelfs de cd Victory Mixture als een boek aangeduid en de novel le Coup de Grace van Marguerite Yourcenar direct met Willy DeVille in verband gebracht.
Maar het heugelijke feit doet zich voor dat schrijver Richard Marcus in 2009 heeft aangekondigd de eerste echte officiële biografie over Willy DeVille te zullen gaan schrijven. Deze Canadese publicist voerde eerder interviews met DeVille en is een groot liefhebber van zijn muziek. Andersom was Willy bewonderaar van zijn schrijfsels en de afspraak met Willy's vrouw Nina voor het schrijven van een biografie werd gemaakt. Lees hier meer over op Willy DeVille and How to Write a Biography. Ook is het Nederlandstalige boek 'Op Het Live Geschreven (de soundtrack van mijn leven)' in de maak, waarin Willy DeVille een belangrijke plaats zal innemen. Een voorpublicatie is als pdf-bestand hier te downloaden [pdf/567 kB/8 pag] Beide boeken zouden ergens in 2011 op de markt moeten komen.
Uiteraard zullen er veel meer lees- en fotoboeken en naslagwerken in relatie tot Willy DeVille bestaan die ik niet ken of over het hoofd gezien heb. Suggesties zijn van harte welkom, dus wees vrij om te reageren!
TV Appearances Vol.5 is already uploaded. Footages of Spanish, German and French TV broadcasts. All Jepp® Productions [art 461]. Download this rare dvd at www.demonoid.com or clicking this direct link [3.08 GB]
Another DVD compilation by art461 to honour our late and great Willy, with rare TV video broadcasts and studio-tapes TV Appearances Vol.4
Playlist: 01. Running Through The Jungle - From studio-tape 02. This Is The Way You Make A Broken Heart-TV 2-French TV 2004 03. Italian Shoes - P.I.T.- German TV 04. Assassins Of Love - From studio tape (the silent encore is great!) 05. I Call Yor Name - From studio-tape 1993 06. Hello My Lover - From studio-tape 07. Maybe Tomorrow - Saturday Night Live 1982 08. Love & Emotion - Saturday Night Live 1982 09. Storybook Love (w/Mark Knopfler) - From studio-tape 1987 10. I Must Be Dreaming-Extra Tour ARD - German TV 11. Love & Emotion-Musikladen ARD - German TV 12. Each Word's Beat Of My Heart - Formel 1 ARD German TV 13. Each Word's Beat Of My Heart - Musikladen ARD German TV 14. Still - Veronica - Dutch TV
Lineage: various videotapes>>Philps DVDR 7310H>>DVD>>TMPGenc (Pinnacle Studio 14 for the intro)>>you. Source: www.demonoid.com - [Direct download] Enjoy it!
To remember Willy DeVille, who died a year ago (aug. 6th 2009), art461 uploaded this mini concert from Paris, Jan. 19 1991. This one hasn't been in circulation before. Source: videotape from French broadcast. Venue unknown. Thanks to the guy who gave the opportunity to digitalize this item.
Setlist: 01. This Must Be The Night (fade in) 02. You Better Move On 03. Pick Up The Pieces 04. Bad Boy 05. Maybe Tomorrow 06. Band Introduction 06. Lover Please (a cappella) 07. Every Dog Got His Day
Omdat Gurrie écht gestopt is met de Willy DeVille Int. Fanclub en de bijbehorende website en nieuwsbrieven, is er zoals bekend in overleg met de fanclub een Willy DeVille Fans Twitter website opgezet: http://twitter.com/devillefans Bewust van het feit dat (nog) niet iedereen op de hoogte is van dit 'korte berichten verschijnsel' (snelcursus: http://www.twitterinfo.nl/ ) is er met dit Twitter account ook een Willy DeVille Fans blog: http://devillefans.blogspot.com/ In tegenstelling tot de sociale netwerken is dit een open website en hoef je je hier niet eerst aan te melden. Bovendien vanwege het internationale karakter, hoofdzakelijk in het Engels. Gewoon opslaan in je favorieten en af en toe eens kijken.
Op http://devillefans.blogspot.com/ wordt de meest essentiële DeVille informatie uit de eerste hand doorgegeven. En het blog bevat ook een twitter applicatie zodat er in één moeite door meegelezen kan worden. Gurrie blijft een belangrijke rol spelen in de informatievoorziening. Zo gaat hij 23 augustus naar de WILLY DEVILLE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SHOW in New York en zal hij zoals beloofd verslag doen via deze genoemde internet media.
A.s. vrijdag 6 augustus is de sterfdag van Willy. Willy DeVille Int. Fans blog zal hieraan op die dag ook speciale aandacht verlenen. We kunnen ons voorstellen dat je op deze speciale dag je gevoelens en gedachten wil delen met anderen. Dat kan via de 'comments' op de berichten op de blog en via Twitter dus. Als je in je twitterbericht hashtag #devillefans gebruikt wordt je bericht ook zichtbaar in de discussiegroep #devillefans Tips over DeVille activiteiten of bijzondere info kan je ook mailen naar: willydevillefanclub@gmail.com
Verder zal door de actieve samenwerking met de voormalige Mink-Willy DeVille International Fanclub de berichtgeving via dit blog nog meer geïntensiveerd worden door o.a. maandelijks terugkerende items als: Willy DeVid-Tip of the month... en TOP 10 M.I.N.K. Tweets (Most Interesting Nearly Known DeVillefans Tweets). En een belangrijke bron uit de DeVille scene heeft nog meer audio en video opnames van onafhankelijke oorsprong vrij gegeven en een clubje van actieve fans zal deze gaan digitaliseren, liner notes en coverartwork maken, uploaden en er YouTube filmpjes en podcasts van maken. Nieuwe releases door Jepp® Productions (DVD's) en JAG-box® Productions (CD's) worden als eerste op dit blog en via twitter bekend gemaakt (lees de statement hieronder in het Engels). Blijf ons dus volgen!
Unlike the existing social networks it is an open website and you do not have to sign in or log in. And because we want to reach international fans, it's mainly in English. Just save the blog-link in your favorites, follow @devillefans on twitter and occasionally watch and read the most essential DeVille information! Gurrie (former fan club president) continues to play an important role in information. He will go to the August 23 WILLY DEVILLE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION SHOW in New York and report us about it.
NEW ACTIVITIES! Furthermore, through active collaboration with former Mink/Willy DeVille International Fanclub reports via this blog will even more intensified with monthly recurring items as: Willy DeVid-Tip of the month... and TOP 10 M.I.N.K. Tweets (Most Interesting Nearly Known DeVillefans Tweets). And a major source of the DeVille scene has released more (existing) recordings of independent origin (ROIO) and a bunch of active fans will start digitize or adjust these, make liner notes, cover artwork, YouTube movies and podcasts and upload it for personal use or trading with the real DeVille Fans. New releases by Jepp® Productions (DVD's) and JAG-box® Productions (CD's) are the first published on this blog and via twitter. So continue to follow us and Mink-on!
CAN YOU AS A MINKER ALSO DO SOMETHING? Yes! DeVille tips about special activities, memorials, celebrations or any information about Mink-Willy are welcome by e-mail at: willydevillefanclub@gmail.com Or comment on the reports at this blog. We're looking forward to it.
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Also buy the official recordings of the artist Willy (Mink) DeVille, it's worth it!
Spring/summer 1978 Mink DeVille toured the U.S.A. with Elvis Costello (Declan McManus) and Rockpile (w/ Nick Low). Funny coincidence; Willy (1950) and Elvis (1955) both are born at August 25th. Willy came along at a time when the NY Punk scene was happening, but his music really didn't fit that mold. He was unique and a talented soulful artist with a much wider range of styles, a genre of his own. His label Capitol Records didn't know how to promote him in the US, he just didn't fit in. In Europe Willy was simply accepted for who he really was. Although in the late 70's Boston best radio station WBCN used to play Mink DeVille music a lot, they had some very good program directors back then! That's why the vinyl single 'Spanish Stroll' became a smash hit... at least for the fanatic Minkers ;-)
Found some gig dates and memorabilia (ticket, photos, posters, cover) in the the archives. The Mink DeVille Chicago Aragon concert 1978-04-21 was taped on audio cassette and available as a rare bootleg. An incomplete concert list:
Concert 1978-04-21 Chicago, IL. Venue Aragon Ballroom. Setlist: Venus Of Avenue D • Gunslinger • Steady Drivin' Man • Just Your Friends • Desperate Days • Guardian Angel • "A" Train Lady • Cadillac Walk • Spanish Stroll • Soul Twist.
